| Rockin' with Kay | ||||
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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Rockin' with Kay is a studio album by Kay Starr. It was released in 1958 by RCA Victor (catalog no. LPM-1720). It was her third album for RCA Victor. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard |   [3] |
| AllMusic | [1] |
Upon its release, Billboard magazine gave the album a rating of three stars and wrote: "The wonderful, husky expressiveness of the Starr gal comes through on this selection of tunes arranged for rocking delivery." [3]
AllMusic also gave the album a rating of three stars. [1] Reviewer William Ruhlmann wrote that the arrangements were "bluesy and rocking" and that Starr sang with "her usual throaty abandon." [1]
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